The Trojan Library: Is Lying Like Republicans a Path to Progressive Victory?
Should Democrats use the same tactics as Republicans, employ deceptive negative advertising? American voters seem Pavlovianly conditioned to respond to it after two generations. The modern tale of the Trojan Library, … Continue reading
Citizens United Breaches the Levees of Democracy: Will We, the People Defend America?
The American political system has been breached like the Ninth Ward in New Orleans by a judicial-activist Katrina: The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Super PACs and billionaires are flooding … Continue reading
Elephant Droppings: The Far Right’s 10 Most Wanted
Power. That’s the name of the game in Republican politics. Not principle. Not vision. Who are the core players in that power game? t2P has combed several lists of ‘key’ … Continue reading
The Club for Growth is RINO Hunting Dick Lugar and… Marco Rubio?
The Club for Growth, unimpressed with the GOP presidential pack are going RINO (Republican in Name Only) hunting. The same anti-union, anti-women, Tea Party backers are looking to bag big … Continue reading
The Rubber Stamp President
Grover Norquist is smarter than Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum combined. He knows what a fool’s errand running for President is. As a matter of fact, Norquist, our … Continue reading
Rick Santorum: Stay in Your Lane
Rick Santorum wants his federal government both ways. There are two flavors of federal government. One with strong central powers, that has its hand in the day-to-day of life. Then there … Continue reading
Chrysler Gives the Bird to the Elephant; Myth Busting ‘Declining America’
Chrysler, in its Phoenix like ascension from the ashes of Old Detroit, has branded its survival story as the modern American narrative, the pulse of 2012 America. In its Clint … Continue reading
Romney Wins in Iowa and New Hampshire Miss Mandate Mark
The public face of the Romney campaign is projecting power and trying to coalesce the GOP faithful around him. Privately, both the candidate and the GOP have to be worried. … Continue reading
Santorum Rises Armed with Super PAC Nukes, not Populist Wave
The rapid rise in fortunes for the Rick Santorum campaign was not a sudden surge of populism. The real story of Tuesday’s Iowa Caucuses is that the hand of the … Continue reading
The Dead Billionaires Club – The Dead Can’t Vote, but Should They Give?
If the dead can’t vote in Chicago, should they be allowed to influence politics from the grave in Pittsburgh and Denver and New York? The Koch brothers may be the … Continue reading
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